Travellers to Campbell River will want to add a stop at the Rail Yard Market to their itinerary of visiting small businesses and independent stores. Four eye-catching, colourful shipping containers can be found beside the Campbell River Art Gallery near Spirit Square and the Tidemark Theatre. These 8 x 10ft secure shipping containers are a chance for four small local businesses to try a brick-and-mortar space for the first time. A welcome opportunity to share their creative inspiration and entrepreneurial passion with visitors in person.
The Rail Yard Market is named in recognition of the locomotive history of Campbell River and features a train sculpture out front. Today, the Rail Yard Market is envisioned as a “new engine for growth” for the city’s creative entrepreneurs.
The Rail Yard Market has been such a success that it’s already won two awards! It was recognized with the Community Project Award at the 2025 BC Economic Development Awards, and also won an Award of Merit in the retail category of the Vancouver Island Commercial Building Awards.
What Vendors Are in the Rail Yard Market in Campbell River?
Currently, you can find the Tin Can Pottery Shop, The Mossy Coast, Maggie’s Treats, and Sinfully Delicious at the Rail Yard Market.
The Tin Can Pottery Shop is a gallery and store of local Vancouver Island artists who focus on handmade and nature-inspired designs. Visitors will delight in the organic shapes and decorative fungi, bees, and tree motifs found across jewellery, painting, ceramics, and other pottery. The store stocks a diverse selection of artistic styles, from abstract, bold, and eclectic pieces to illustrations and photography that will conjure reminders of the scenery around Campbell River.
The Mossy Coast makes and stocks forest-themed apparel that celebrates the incredible temperate rainforest of Vancouver Island, its moss-covered floors, ancient growth rings, and huge ferns evocative of the Jurassic period. Those who enjoy a constant, daily token of the feeling of being here will want to take a piece of The Mossy Coast’s sterling silver jewellery home. Timeless pieces that remind wearers of the raw beauty of our rugged coast through textural details of wood, fish scales, and feathers.
Maggie’s Treats is passionate about treating your four-legged friend to the very best ingredients. No chemicals or unnecessary preservatives here. This is your stop for sourcing all-natural dog treats before you hit the trails in Beaver Lodge Forest Lands or Elk Falls Provincial Park with your pup. Choose from meaty options like beef liver Moochew, and Moolicious Jerky, or opt for fibre-rich Tater Chips and 123 Nanners (bananas).
Sinfully Delicious is where you get to treat yourself. Discover an eye-catching selection of decadent desserts, cake pops, chocolate creations, and selection boxes. Sinfully Delicious was dreamt up by mum, Lydia, with the key influence of her seven-year-old’s imagination and all the special memories of baking together. The result? Fun, colourful themed cake pops that are perfect for the kids, and delicious, thoughtfully-decorated treats that are sure to spark joy in all ages.
Where Is the Rail Yard Market?
You’ll find the Rail Yard Market in Campbell River at 1235 Shoppers Row. It’s right in the heart of downtown beside the Campbell River Art Gallery, with parking available behind it in Tyee Plaza. Make a day of it and take your time exploring Campbell River’s downtown.
